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The planetarium at Granite Gap will feature daytime programs for the public and school groups on a variety of scientific and regional subjects. In addition, it will house exhibits on astronomy and space science as well as a research library.

Holley Y. Bakich

My story "A night at Granite Gap" appeared in the September 2010 issue. It described developer Gene Turner's new project and what it means to amateur astronomers searching for dark observing locations

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